European Union Law

The Constitutional Identity of The Netherlands: Concepts, Arrangements and Themes

By Gerhard van der Schyff
Coming Soon T.M.C. Asser Press Available July 2026

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9789462657786
Publisher
T.M.C. Asser Press
Publication
July 2026
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Hardback

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The chapters in this book offer an analysis of the country's constitutional identity from various perspectives. Constitutional identity has become a commonly used instrument in studying legal orders. This book understands such identity as an order's core or fundamental elements or values as the expression of its individuality.

The contributions, written by legal experts in their respective fields, provide insights into Dutch constitutional identity by drawing on important constitutional concepts and arrangements, as well as relevant themes. This covers a wide range of topics, among them "democracy based on the rule of law", "fundamental rights", "the courts and the constitution", "state and religion" and "law and digitalisation".

The chapters provide a broad field of in-depth perspectives to not only inform and stimulate academic debate about their specific topics, but also about the country's constitutional law as such. In addition to national and comparative constitutional law scholars, this collection will also be of value to lawyers and policymakers dealing with constitutional law and identity questions.

Table of Contents

The Constitutional Identity of the Netherlands: An Introduction

Part I- Concepts
Democracy Based on the Rule of Law: Dutch Constitutionalism Between Restraint and Pragmatism
Fundamental Rights: Between Trust in Parliament and Judicial Review?
Citizenship: The Hidden Backbone of Constitutional Identity
Constitutional Change: Constitutional Amendment without a Constituent Power

Part II - Arrangements
King, Government and Parliament: A Constitutional Jigsaw Puzzle.- Decentralisation: About the Constitutional Identity of Provinces and Municipalities.- Courts and the Constitution: The Prohibition on Constitutional Review in the Spotlight.- International and European Union Law: Openness as Identity?

Part III - Themes
State and Religion: A Question of Constitutional Identity?
Law and Education: Balancing between Constitutional Freedoms and Public Principles; between Plurality and Equality
Law and Digitalisation: The Rise of the Algorithmic Administrative State
Law and the Environment: Towards a Geo-Constitutional Identity
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